HONG KONG - THE head of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Tuesday lashed out at aircraft and parts suppliers such as Boeing and Airbus for charging airlines more for their products despite the economic downturn.
In a rare outburst against suppliers, Cathay chief executive Tony Tyler said aircraft and parts manufacturers continued to hike prices and called for closer alignment between the interests of airlines and suppliers.
PARIS - INVESTING in higher education will help states move out of recession and also bring lifelong financial rewards to people who choose to study for longer, the OECD said in a report Tuesday.
'The economic crisis and the explosion of unemployment, combined with the benefits higher education brings, will encourage more young people to continue their studies in the coming years,' OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said.
JAKART - INDONESIA'S parliament passed a new environment bill on Tuesday giving the Environment Ministry the power to revoke polluters' business licences, which environmentalists said could lead to more effective enforcement.
Indonesia's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by widespread pollution of its waterways, soil and air, as well as the destruction of its forests and wildlife, prompting criticism from green groups and the World Bank.
TOKYO - AN APPEAL of a hybrid or electric car is its super-quiet drive. But worries are growing blind people may be endangered by their silence.
The Japanese government has set up a panel with automakers, organisations for the blind and consumers groups to come up with a solution, which could have such vehicles emitting what sounds like engine noise or musical sounds like a cell-phone ring-tone, officials said on Tuesday.
